Charging The Battery; Charging Procedure - Ortopedia ALLROUND 970 Operating Manual

4.4.1 Charging the battery

The batteries should be charged imme-
diately after the use of the electric wheel-
chair in order to have the full driving
range available at any time.
Every battery has a normal 'self-dis-
charge'. The batteries should be re-
charged once a month when the elec-
tric wheelchair is not used for a long
period of time. This keeps the electric
wheelchair ready for use.
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Batteries should only be charged with a
battery charger that is suitable for the
type and rating of the batteries. The
guarantee is only preserved to its full
extent when the battery chargers sup-
plied and recommended by ORTOPEDIA
are used. Your authorised dealer will be
pleased to help you choose the correct
battery charger.
Charge the batteries:
– before long tours
– before a long journey.
– whenever the use permits.
– immediately if the charge capacity
indicator is lit or blinks (see the 'Op-
erating Manual for Control Units' ).
Comply with the contents of the
'Safety information for electric
vehicles' brochure.
Observe the contents of the operat-
ing manual for the battery charger.

4.4.2 Charging procedure

The charging process for gel batteries
takes longer than that for batteries with
liquid electrolyte due to physical reasons.
If the battery display indicates that the
battery is fully charged, this corresponds
to 95% of nominal capacity.
1. Switch off the control unit. The se-
lection lever should be in the drive
mode position.
2. Pull out the security plug (Fig. 8).
3. Plug the battery charger plug into the
battery charging socket on the con-
trol unit (Fig. 9).
4. Switch on the battery charger, re-
spectively, plug the mains plug of the
battery charger into a convenient
mains socket. The battery is now
charging.
The charging process only runs with in-
tact main and battery fuses!
Charge preferably during the night. A
full charging of the batteries takes ap-
proximately 10 hours.
5. At the end of the charging, switch
off the battery charger, respectively
disconnect the charger from the
mains, and pull the charging plug
out of the control unit.
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